Spring Peonies

We are smack in the middle of spring... and it's beautiful! A friend of mine has fresh peonies growing in her front yard and invited me over to cut a bouquet. I love peonies but have never had them fresh in my house. I am loving them!

{Reminder: If you haven't yet, be sure to head to Just Between Friends and vote for your favorite Blog Wars entry!}

I love the gold mugs for vases. Plus they were a steal at two for $1.09 at Goodwill!

What is your favorite spring flower?

Go Vote!

Hey all! As promised here is my reminder for you to go vote on the first round of Blog Wars! All of the projects are super cute; I am humbled to be in the company with such crafty women! Vote for the one you think I made like the most! Vote here.

I will reveal which project is mine and if I made it to Round 2 on Monday!

Finding Friday: My Favorite Finds

It's finally Friday! Does anyone else feel like this week has moved at a snails pace? Even with working on my  Blog Wars project, this week just felt like it went on forever! Speaking of, I submitted my Blog Wars: Round 1 project yesterday and will be sure to share the link where you can vote for my project this afternoon!

Now, on to the great projects from across the blog world that caught my eye this past week!

I love this Easy Gold Accent Pillows by Tamsyn at Max and Me. I have a black and gray felt pillow on a chair in my dining area that I've wanted to update for spring/summer and think that this might just be what I need to do to replace them!

Unlike my mom and grandma, I do not have a green thumb. To top it off, my apartment faces West and receives direct, hot, sunlight from about 2:30 pm on each day. I know it shouldn't be a big deal to have to water my two pots each day, but sometimes I forget. So I'm loving Michele from The Scrap Shoppe Blog's Easy Trick to Water Potted Plants Less Frequently! I am definitely going to have to do this!

This week was a great week to feed my wreath obsession. I shared with you my Shabby Spring Wreath this week and mentioned that it's not in my usual style. I wish I had thought to make either of these two wreaths because they are so cute!

Here is the wreath Kelli, from Lolly Jane, made! The bright colors of her Chevron Citrus Wreath would be a perfect addition for any front door!

How can you not smile when you see this DIY Summer Bicycle Wreath from Jen at Craft-O-Maniac? It is so cute, so whimsical, and so original. I totally want one! I'll definitely be keeping an eye out for that cute little bike!

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Banana Nut Strawberry Oat Bread

I am so happy Spring is in full-swing, because I love the fruits of Spring and Summer! The blog world has been exploding with recipes for all kinds of strawberry recipes. So when I saw strawberries on sale, I knew I had to grab some and make a tasty treat! Here is what I came up with: Banana Nut Strawberry Oat Bread!

I sort of adapted my recipe from this one. It is so good and the homemade oatmeal flour was fun to make and work with!

What is your favorite strawberry recipe that you've seen out there? 

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Blog Wars: Round 1

Happy Monday! Today marks the first day of the first round of Blog Wars!

Jonie at Just Between Friends, (the host of the competition) announced this rounds sponsor and product to work with this morning. From her announcement:

"Provo Craft is our sponsor for this round and they sent a package with some glittery iron on vinyl to the competitors to use in their project this week. This is going to be our secret ingredient for this week!  I can’t wait to see what they come up with. The rules are that they have to use the vinyl in their project, but there are no restrictions on what the project can be. The contestants are welcome to use their own materials along with the product to create their project but only have 4 days to complete it." Via

I already know what I am going to make and am so excited to get started! I'll let you know when the projects are posted on Friday!

Share the Love Blog Hop {I'm a Co-Host!}

Share the Love Blog Hop is here!! Yeah!!

Every month Share the Love blog hop will be on both Serenity You and Sew Much Crafting along with the co-hosts

Rules:
1. Please follow your hosts @ number 1 & 2 and The co-hosts at number 3 - 10. 
And any others that you like.
2. Please leave a comment on their blog letting them know that you are a new follower and found them on 'share the love blog hop'
3. Link up your blog's Home page
4. Copy and paste the code at the bottom into a new post on your blog (optional)
5. Have fun!!

Natasha is scheduling for future co-hosts now. June is already full,
so if you would like to be a co-host in July email her at serenityyou@hotmail.co.uk.

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Natasha @ Serenity You

Danielle @ Sew Much Crafting

{MAY CO-HOSTS}

So come get your linkin on!!

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Shabby Spring Wreath

I have a little addiction to wreaths. Especially the yarn wreaths (remember my Valentine's Day and Winter wreaths?). But when I knew Spring was coming (which also means ridiculously hot temperature in the Summer), I just didn't feel a yarn wreath was right for the season. So, I pulled out my crafting stuff and put together a not my style Shabby Spring Wreath!

Even Ricky got in on the wreath-making!

What sort of wreath did you make for Spring? I'd love to see what you made!

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